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The historic NISAR mission will offer fresh insights into our planet’s changing face, from glaciers to forests.
A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead to 11 feet of sea-level rise, according to scientists who study Antarctica ...
A total collapse of the roughly 80-mile-wide Thwaites Glacier, the widest in the world, would trigger changes that could lead ...
Drawing from NASA satellite data, the researchers focused on measuring vertical fractures in the Antarctic ice sheet—which shrinks by about 136 billion tons every year but is still the largest ...
Antarctica gained ice between 2021 and 2023, driven by heavy snowfall. But scientists say the growth is temporary and does not outweigh decades of loss linked to climate change. The post Antarctica ...
The recent flooding in Texas was a catastrophe. The US National Weather Service provided warnings and forecasts before the ...
A 1550 square km (963 sq mi.) iceberg, designated A81 broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. A time-lapse of the 'calving ...
Ocean tides can trigger city-sized icebergs to break off from Antarctic ice shelves, scientists said on Thursday, offering a ...
The ocean around Antarctica is rapidly getting saltier at the same time as sea ice is retreating at a record pace. Since 2015 ...
New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to extra icebergs, it’s bad news we must hear.
Briny warm water is mixing on the surface of the ocean, making sea ice melt faster, a new study found.